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just this week we sent the president yet another bill to repeal an obama-era regulation. we're moving forward on financial services reform to improve access to loans and capital for mall business is -- for small businesses. at the energy and commerce committee, they're preparing a package of bills to take on the opioid crisis in america and that is just to name a few of the things that are happening right now. this just shows that while the economy is cooking, and it is, there are still a -- there's still a whole lot more we can do to strengthen it and improve people's lives the finally, most important point, sunday is mother's day. do not forget to call your moms. maybe make a meal. send some flowers or both. all right? don't forget that. questions? reporter: a group of centrist republicans filed a discharge petition for daca. what are you doing to try to stop this? how confident are you that you can and if you can't, what is your plan? mr. ryan: we never want to turn the floor over to the minority. and what i don't want to do is have a process that ends up with a veto.
just this week we sent the president yet another bill to repeal an obama-era regulation. we're moving forward on financial services reform to improve access to loans and capital for mall business is -- for small businesses. at the energy and commerce committee, they're preparing a package of bills to take on the opioid crisis in america and that is just to name a few of the things that are happening right now. this just shows that while the economy is cooking, and it is, there are still a --...
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it was 11 years ago this very week. some of you might recall that when he addressed the crowd outside the old state capitol, the quoted a speech in which lincoln observed the strange , discordant and even hostile elements that america confronted in 1858. at the time of president obama's inauguration, america again faced challenges the could be -- challenges that could be described in quite similar terms. a global economic crisis. wars in iraq and afghanistan. rapid technological progress and the rising uncertainty that came with that progress. during a period of profound change in the country and the world, president obama provided a steady leadership that millions of americans were seeking. he was a voice of calm in times of chaos. he was a voice of comfort in times of grief. and he was a voice of confidence at all times, confidence in the resilience of the american people and the promise of a better future for all. in one important sense, president obama's historic election was a departure from america's past, but he
it was 11 years ago this very week. some of you might recall that when he addressed the crowd outside the old state capitol, the quoted a speech in which lincoln observed the strange , discordant and even hostile elements that america confronted in 1858. at the time of president obama's inauguration, america again faced challenges the could be -- challenges that could be described in quite similar terms. a global economic crisis. wars in iraq and afghanistan. rapid technological progress and...
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host: in an opinion piece three weeks ago, there was a piece about a bipartisan agreement between you and brad sherman of california. you talked about keeping the sanctions off. what about new sanctions introduced through legislation and the house? are you holding back on that? guest: no, we are not. josh rogan has done a great job getting this information out there. our goal is to continue putting pressure on china and any country that is doing negotiations or funneling money for north korea that is keeping them afloat. we are doing that to give the administration and people like mike pompeo an arsenal of tools that they can always fall back on and say you know, i have the congress pushing ahead. they want these sections -- sanctions on, so that will strengthen their hands. we will continue to do that. , we: congressman ted yoho appreciate you joining us on washington journal. guest: have a great day. host: we will get more reaction from members of congress throughout the program and you as well. for republicans. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents and all others, (202) 748-8002.
host: in an opinion piece three weeks ago, there was a piece about a bipartisan agreement between you and brad sherman of california. you talked about keeping the sanctions off. what about new sanctions introduced through legislation and the house? are you holding back on that? guest: no, we are not. josh rogan has done a great job getting this information out there. our goal is to continue putting pressure on china and any country that is doing negotiations or funneling money for north korea...
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host: president obama last week. what is your response? president obama is saying you have to make some cuts in order to save medicare. guest: that is just wrong. in order to prevent future cuts that have cuts now is a little bit tweet. it is a weird premise. really it is horrible policy. people have personal stories about what social security and medicare mean to them. just last week we talked to somebody who, after paying all of the bills in his month, had $3.71. this isn't about a balance sheet. these are real lives with people -- there's nothing left to cut. stop picking on grandparents, widows, of veterans. especially as we see over the last couple of decades the rich paying less than their fair share. it is unfathomable to us that these millionaires' tax that gets put into the bill. inl corporate reform is not the president's budget. he is willing to ask residents to reduce his one-grandparents to pay more. -- he is willing to ask grandparents to be more. host: here is a tweet from a bold progressive -- guest: retweet. we are drawing
host: president obama last week. what is your response? president obama is saying you have to make some cuts in order to save medicare. guest: that is just wrong. in order to prevent future cuts that have cuts now is a little bit tweet. it is a weird premise. really it is horrible policy. people have personal stories about what social security and medicare mean to them. just last week we talked to somebody who, after paying all of the bills in his month, had $3.71. this isn't about a balance...
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whatever comes out of the best because trump is stronger than the week obama and trump -- the weak obama. i ink there will be a lot of very loud criticism. the best lane for us is the middle, scoring the summit document by assessing its merits or lack thereof. i think even the administration's criticism of jcpoa, but the previous koan agreements, that this one has to be judged against the north the eight previous korean agreements, the 11 resolutions i the u.n. as well as verification equal to a greater one than what we had, etc. it is a high bar the administration has set for itself even as it is trying to lower expectations. ms. demick: since we have admitted this is a group of north korean experts, talk a little bit about kim jong-un on. we will's start with -- kim jong-un. we will start with dr. pak. what extent are they the same, north koreans, or do you see the difference is with kim jong-un? he certainly has been a couple -- has done a couple of boulder things with marketization and the economy. more enterprising character than his father. but it is the same old north koreans. ms.
whatever comes out of the best because trump is stronger than the week obama and trump -- the weak obama. i ink there will be a lot of very loud criticism. the best lane for us is the middle, scoring the summit document by assessing its merits or lack thereof. i think even the administration's criticism of jcpoa, but the previous koan agreements, that this one has to be judged against the north the eight previous korean agreements, the 11 resolutions i the u.n. as well as verification equal to...
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sometime this week. with that, mr. speaker, unless my good friend wishes to yield first. mr. bilirakis: i'd like to close if that's ok. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. the gentleman from florida. mr. bilirakis: once again i want to thank my good friend, peter king, the ranking member on the homeland security committee, for introducing this very important resolution, very timely as well. and i urge quick and unanimous passage. i yield back the balance of my time. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from american samoa. mr. faleomavaega: i also yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 309, as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resoluti
sometime this week. with that, mr. speaker, unless my good friend wishes to yield first. mr. bilirakis: i'd like to close if that's ok. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. the gentleman from florida. mr. bilirakis: once again i want to thank my good friend, peter king, the ranking member on the homeland security committee, for introducing this very important resolution, very timely as well. and i urge quick and unanimous passage. i yield back the balance of my time. thank you....
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two weeks ago, he hopes were looking very bad. i think obama tried so hard to do this meeting but i cannot believe trump got it. they were calling each other names. they were trash talking each other. i think it is a great move for the two countries. >> thank you for the call. pleading, news of his senior economic adviser the larry,r of the council, had a heart attack. he is at the medical center outside of washington dc. no word on his condition but the president pleading that out less than one hr ago. is joining us on the democrat line. call because it is a great first step. we do not want to see a nuclear war. like i said, he is not my guy but i commend him for what he is doing. the first up, but see where it goes. >> harrison is joining us from the independent line. what are your expectations for the summit underway? is one of the greatest accomplishments so far in the administration. it is crazy. three months ago, things were going down the toilet. place, isummit taking think there are endless possibilities for world peace se
two weeks ago, he hopes were looking very bad. i think obama tried so hard to do this meeting but i cannot believe trump got it. they were calling each other names. they were trash talking each other. i think it is a great move for the two countries. >> thank you for the call. pleading, news of his senior economic adviser the larry,r of the council, had a heart attack. he is at the medical center outside of washington dc. no word on his condition but the president pleading that out less...
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what week -- what we saw yesterday is not what resembles real diplomacy or the negotiating process. not anything like what i saw when i was working in the bush or obama administrations, in terms of a real careful negotiating process. piecek the expectations has been something -- the terms have been set by the president, one way or thether. he certainly isoing tbe selling this as a success to his base. the reality is, so many people are continuing to breathe a sigh of relief. i think the biggest comments i kept hearing overnight, yesterday and today, was, the churchill quote [indiscernible] is better than world war. i see right now does not indicate to me we haframework fl one of my former bosses in government used to say, dipmat -- diplomacy is a sport. right now we hone-ave a n show . that is not sustainab and tt is not dlomacy and that is not real negotiation. when it comes to the politics, we have to focus on what is realistic and how do we set the terms? and what are those terms really going to be, and how do we continue to focus and drive for that? when we talk about military o
what week -- what we saw yesterday is not what resembles real diplomacy or the negotiating process. not anything like what i saw when i was working in the bush or obama administrations, in terms of a real careful negotiating process. piecek the expectations has been something -- the terms have been set by the president, one way or thether. he certainly isoing tbe selling this as a success to his base. the reality is, so many people are continuing to breathe a sigh of relief. i think the biggest...
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just a couple of weeks ago, in kansas, president obama lectured us about teddy roosevelt's philosophy of government. he failed to mention the key difference between teddy roosevelt and himself. roosevelt believed the government should level the playing field to create equal opportunities. president obama believes the government should level the playing field to create equal outcomes. everyone should receive the same reward regardless of education, effort, and willingness to take risks. the only people who truly enjoyed real rewards are those who get to do the redistributing, the government. the truth is that everyone may get the same rewards in act and the system, but virtually everyone will be worse off. president obama's and thomas aside would demand a massive growth to government. to preserve opportunity, we have to shrink government, not grow it. last night, i laid out as does every solution to the spending crisis. including a need to reform medicare for the coming generations. i am pleased to see that paul ryan got together with the democratic senator from oregon and pushed a sim
just a couple of weeks ago, in kansas, president obama lectured us about teddy roosevelt's philosophy of government. he failed to mention the key difference between teddy roosevelt and himself. roosevelt believed the government should level the playing field to create equal opportunities. president obama believes the government should level the playing field to create equal outcomes. everyone should receive the same reward regardless of education, effort, and willingness to take risks. the only...
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after that barack obama speaks about civic engagement at his first open event since leaving office. at 8:00, our conversation with brad schneider on human day. -- q and a. susan: our guest this week is eight-term utah congressman representative rob bishop, chairman of the national resources committee in the house of representatives, the person at the center of the debate over the use of our federal lands. thanks so much for being our guest this week. rep. bishop: thank you for the invitation to be here. susan: let me introduce the reporters who will be asking two questions. esther wielder with the politico covering the energy and of our mental issues and bridget , baumann with "roll call," who is covering congress for the publication.
after that barack obama speaks about civic engagement at his first open event since leaving office. at 8:00, our conversation with brad schneider on human day. -- q and a. susan: our guest this week is eight-term utah congressman representative rob bishop, chairman of the national resources committee in the house of representatives, the person at the center of the debate over the use of our federal lands. thanks so much for being our guest this week. rep. bishop: thank you for the invitation to...
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president obama gave away crimea. that should have never happened. [indiscernible] >> next week, the justice department inspector general will be on capitol hill to discuss the findings of his report on the fbi and their actions are during the 2016 presidential election. he will we appearing before the senate judicial committee alongside is for rate. -- the fbi director christopher wray. you can watch that live monday at 2 p.m. eastern here on c-span. up next, more reaction to the inspector general report released by the justice with new york congressman paul tonko. he talks about the legislative agenda in congress. then a look at efforts to improve postal service operations. later, minnesota representative tom amer talks about conduct by the fbi and justice department, and upcoming midterm elections. continues -- "washington journal
president obama gave away crimea. that should have never happened. [indiscernible] >> next week, the justice department inspector general will be on capitol hill to discuss the findings of his report on the fbi and their actions are during the 2016 presidential election. he will we appearing before the senate judicial committee alongside is for rate. -- the fbi director christopher wray. you can watch that live monday at 2 p.m. eastern here on c-span. up next, more reaction to the...
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a great week ahead. next, newsmakers with new and erin in president obama's announcement for his choice to fill the big it supreme justice seat. joins useek, nan aron to talk about the supreme court a vacant spot in in studio, we n and sun minve and kim. >> i wanted to ask you if you could first describe your group and what roles the lives for justice will play over getting judge garland confirmed to the supreme court. ms. garcia: since the early 1980's, the alliance has had a project that reviewed every district court, supreme court nominee. helped with the confirmation of hundreds of judges. we intend to be incredibly beene this year as we have for the past 30 years. in terms of working as hard as we can to help secure the confirmation of merrick garland. in as well as -- and the confirmation of many lower court nominees who have been waiting for a long time for a confirmation vote. we are going into a congressional recess where all the senators are back home and how important will the next two weeks t
a great week ahead. next, newsmakers with new and erin in president obama's announcement for his choice to fill the big it supreme justice seat. joins useek, nan aron to talk about the supreme court a vacant spot in in studio, we n and sun minve and kim. >> i wanted to ask you if you could first describe your group and what roles the lives for justice will play over getting judge garland confirmed to the supreme court. ms. garcia: since the early 1980's, the alliance has had a project...
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do you foresee the obama administration in the know. year or two moving forward with larger tax reform policies? >> as you know, the president set up two groups. one which delivered its report a couple of weeks ago on its recommendations with respect to tax form. very solid report. very, very good on simplification. we're taking a close look at that. then there's a fiscal commission that's going to come forward with its recommendations in december. we're going to obviously take a very close look at that. we think that could continue the debate we have to have about what reforms we make to our tax system it simply isn't working as well as it should right now. >> time for one or two questions each. >> could i just come back to the estate tax for a minute? on this problem between people that are facing their capital gains tax even though the estate tax isn't in place. would an election be a reasonable way to address that problem? >> that's one of the options that's on the table. there are administrative concerns with all of these now, bein
do you foresee the obama administration in the know. year or two moving forward with larger tax reform policies? >> as you know, the president set up two groups. one which delivered its report a couple of weeks ago on its recommendations with respect to tax form. very solid report. very, very good on simplification. we're taking a close look at that. then there's a fiscal commission that's going to come forward with its recommendations in december. we're going to obviously take a very...
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president obama gave away crimea. that should have never happened. [indiscernible] >> next week the justice department's inspector general will be on capitol hill to discuss the findings of his report on the f ei. and their actions are during the 2016 presidential election. he will we appearing before the senate judicial committee alongside is for rate. monday watch that live at 2 p.m. eastern here on c-span. up next, more reaction to the inspector general report released by the justice department with minnesota congressman tom emmer. he talks about the congressional agenda and the upcoming midterm elections. that is followed bite newsmakers with new york congressman jerrold nadler. the policy of separating children from undocumented parents acted apprehended along the southern border. and later on the communicators, a look at this week's court decision to approve the at&t-time warner merger. continues. host: we want
president obama gave away crimea. that should have never happened. [indiscernible] >> next week the justice department's inspector general will be on capitol hill to discuss the findings of his report on the f ei. and their actions are during the 2016 presidential election. he will we appearing before the senate judicial committee alongside is for rate. monday watch that live at 2 p.m. eastern here on c-span. up next, more reaction to the inspector general report released by the justice...
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saidrmer president obama trump would need a magic wand to get the 4% gdp. the president obama say that? >> i'm not the chairman of the council of twitter advisors. on wage growth the white house put out a number that uses a difference. it seems unfortunate because you get apples and oranges. that? it important to do things that are not cash benefits like vacation time. why do that midstream? and analysis on wage growth. >> thanks for the question. of news stories that i thought were very well done and thoughtful. i think the question for americans, what they want to know is how are president trump's policies affecting our lives. the statistics are not a very statistics france or the question. we talk about how to better measure that. it was not a criticism of the bureau of labor statistics. we used their data to come up with a better measure. a better measure will account for the fact that people get benefits. people had just had tax cuts. they will account for the fact that the labor force is changing because so many people are coming in. and the people wh
saidrmer president obama trump would need a magic wand to get the 4% gdp. the president obama say that? >> i'm not the chairman of the council of twitter advisors. on wage growth the white house put out a number that uses a difference. it seems unfortunate because you get apples and oranges. that? it important to do things that are not cash benefits like vacation time. why do that midstream? and analysis on wage growth. >> thanks for the question. of news stories that i thought were...
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president obama had the courage to govern responsibly. he had the courage to address of climate change aggressively. fighting for responsible energy challenging congress to support the clean power plan. and he brought the world finally putparis to a limit on greenhouse gas emissions. [applause] as president kennedy did with the space program, president obama gave science and nationaly the highest priority on the issue that will shape life on earth for my generation and for generations come, the president was bold and un afraid. disarmamentuclear and had the courage to confront america's own history when visit hiroshima. and it was with courage that president obama repeatedly called for sensible action on control, tragedy after tragedy. [applause] generatione and my what is possible for politics and gave us a new standard of political courage to guide us going forward. he connected us to one another with his hope and his .etermination we all, especially young americans, owe a great debt to president.rageous we can live in the just, inclusi
president obama had the courage to govern responsibly. he had the courage to address of climate change aggressively. fighting for responsible energy challenging congress to support the clean power plan. and he brought the world finally putparis to a limit on greenhouse gas emissions. [applause] as president kennedy did with the space program, president obama gave science and nationaly the highest priority on the issue that will shape life on earth for my generation and for generations come, the...
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on the next "washington previews michael green president obama's trip to asia this week. then kaiser health news correspondent jay hancock looks at how the help in this -- health insurance industry is responding to the national -- affordable care act.
on the next "washington previews michael green president obama's trip to asia this week. then kaiser health news correspondent jay hancock looks at how the help in this -- health insurance industry is responding to the national -- affordable care act.
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i gave sarah a bad number a few weeks ago, 100% my fault. i apologize. the correct number is 10 years. that i said i would come forward -- >> former president obama said trump would need a magic wand to get to 4% gdp. the president suggested that was a direct quote from president obama. did president obama say that? mr. hassett: i'm not the chairman of the council of twitter advisors. >> on wage growth the white house put out a number that uses a different way to calculate wage growth. it seems unfortunate because you get apples and oranges. why is it important to do that? in the new calculation, things that are not cash benefits like vacation time. why do that midstream? why not just base your analysis on wage growth? mr. hassett: thanks for the question. there were a lot of news stories that i thought were very well done and thoughtful about the piece. i think the question for americans, what they want to know is how are president trump's policies affecting our lives. it turns out the statistic that got the most attention in the media is not a very rea
i gave sarah a bad number a few weeks ago, 100% my fault. i apologize. the correct number is 10 years. that i said i would come forward -- >> former president obama said trump would need a magic wand to get to 4% gdp. the president suggested that was a direct quote from president obama. did president obama say that? mr. hassett: i'm not the chairman of the council of twitter advisors. >> on wage growth the white house put out a number that uses a different way to calculate wage...
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president obama having courage to govern responsibly. he had the courage to address the problem of climate change aggressively, fighting for responsible energy policies into -- policies and challenging congress to support the clean up -- the clean power plan. he brought the world together in paris and finally put a limit on greenhouse gas emission. [applause] as president kennedy did in the space program, president obama gave science and technology the highest priority under his climate plan, and on the issue that would shape life on earth for my generation and generations to come, the president was bold and unafraid. he pursued nuclear disarmament and had the courage to confront america's history by visiting hiroshima. he repeatedly called for action on gun control, calling it "tragedy after tragedy." [applause] he showed me and my generation what is possible for our politics, and give us a new standard going forward. americans,ecially in oh a great debt to this american. we can live in the strong nation president kennedy imagined and f
president obama having courage to govern responsibly. he had the courage to address the problem of climate change aggressively, fighting for responsible energy policies into -- policies and challenging congress to support the clean up -- the clean power plan. he brought the world together in paris and finally put a limit on greenhouse gas emission. [applause] as president kennedy did in the space program, president obama gave science and technology the highest priority under his climate plan,...
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leado weeks ago, the terrorism reporter at the new york times suggested the obama administration downplayed intelligence of the threat of al qaeda. do think she was right? rexam was certainly not true when i was there. what happened after i left, who knows. that was certainly not true when i was there. left,er happened after i who knows. we are obviously engaged in africa militarily and i assume we are doing things on the intelligence side. can you talk about the threat in africa radley and what you are seeing there? >> there is a history of terrorism there. we cannot say enough about the amazing work director panetta's leadership did to decapitate al qaeda leadership. it was remarkable. many of those officers still work for me today and america benefits from that. africa is the same way, a constant challenge. it is changing because the caliphate has been largely defeated. there is great risk that isis and others will use platforms in and year and -- in niger elsewhere to put americans at risk which is what the government constantly asks us to look at. we are interested in terror that prese
leado weeks ago, the terrorism reporter at the new york times suggested the obama administration downplayed intelligence of the threat of al qaeda. do think she was right? rexam was certainly not true when i was there. what happened after i left, who knows. that was certainly not true when i was there. left,er happened after i who knows. we are obviously engaged in africa militarily and i assume we are doing things on the intelligence side. can you talk about the threat in africa radley and...
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democrats have blocked it three times because of language that overturns president obama's executive actions. more details now from a capitol hill reporter. >> it may have seemed like groundhog week in the senate. we are joined by lauren fox of national journal. we have been held up this week. what is the holdup in the senate? >> the holdup is the fact that democrats are united against this piece of legislation, which rolls back the president's executive actions in 2014 and the president's doca action in 2012. republicans are not quite ready to budge. they want to continue to put democrats on the record for not being against the president's executive action. so i think that is where the holdup is. now what we're looking for is , whether or not republicans are ready to start the negotiating process here and whether or not democrats will accept anything less than a clean department of homeland security funding bill which at this point it looks like they are not willing to do. >> ahead of next week's action the piece you helped write said here is the gop's actions to end the stalemate.
democrats have blocked it three times because of language that overturns president obama's executive actions. more details now from a capitol hill reporter. >> it may have seemed like groundhog week in the senate. we are joined by lauren fox of national journal. we have been held up this week. what is the holdup in the senate? >> the holdup is the fact that democrats are united against this piece of legislation, which rolls back the president's executive actions in 2014 and the...
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d of another week in session mr. speaker, i want to revisit an important issue. it seems that what some of us were trying to point out for eight years under the obama administration fell on deaf ears. et -- if there are radical islamists who want to destroy our way of life in the united as s who look at us infidels and not just christians, jews, secularists and others, but even muslims who accept the and radical islamic ways. nd that works to the advantage of some because we have seen for ght years care, muslim brotherhood affiliated groups, groups that were listed as co-conspirators in the holy land foundation trial back in 2008 where the named defendants were convicted of many counts and they were supporting terrorism. they have ties all over the united states and they have ties to people who constantly had access to president obama's white house, the state department, so many other areas. d we saw time and time again the obama administration looking mattersr way as serious arose involving radical islamists both in the united states and abroad. and the obama ad
d of another week in session mr. speaker, i want to revisit an important issue. it seems that what some of us were trying to point out for eight years under the obama administration fell on deaf ears. et -- if there are radical islamists who want to destroy our way of life in the united as s who look at us infidels and not just christians, jews, secularists and others, but even muslims who accept the and radical islamic ways. nd that works to the advantage of some because we have seen for ght...
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for several weeks. earnest wasary josh calling the visit a matter of convenience and not urgency. since returned to the white house, the president dr. said the symptoms are related to acid reflux and the president will be treated accordingly. >> in his weekly address, president obama does us the recent jobs report, delivering the republican response are three members of congress. discussing the achieving a better life experience at also known as the able at -- act. >> hi, everybody. just in time for the holiday season, we now have another piece of good news about the pace of our economic recovery. last month, our businesses created 314,000 new jobs. and that's not a fluke -- it keeps up the solid pace of job creation we've seen all year long. november was the tenth month in a row we've added more than 200,000 jobs. so far this year, our economy has created 2.65 million new jobs. that's the most of any year since the 1990's, even with a full month to go. all told, our businesses have created 10.9 million
for several weeks. earnest wasary josh calling the visit a matter of convenience and not urgency. since returned to the white house, the president dr. said the symptoms are related to acid reflux and the president will be treated accordingly. >> in his weekly address, president obama does us the recent jobs report, delivering the republican response are three members of congress. discussing the achieving a better life experience at also known as the able at -- act. >> hi, everybody....
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we will be sending out notices of that in the next week or so. again, thank you very much for coming. thank you, steve and jeff. [applause] announcer: resident barack obama will meet today with the cuban leader raul castro in panama and the summit of the americas. the two exchanged handshakes and greetings last night amid growing speculation that obama is ready to remove kuiper from the u.s. a list of state sponsors of terrorism. not since the height of the cold war have the presidents of the united states and cuba met face-to-face. as barack obama and the cuban leader work to restore relations, they will meet today at the summit of the americas. the meeting offers a chance for new moment to him efforts. in march, the l.a. times reported california will run out of water in one year. governor jerry brown recently announced mandatory water restrictions. food and water watch chair barlow diskette -- discusses the water crisis in cincinnati. barlow: it is like a bathtub. a lot of us sitting around a bathtub with a lot of water. we have blind folds an
we will be sending out notices of that in the next week or so. again, thank you very much for coming. thank you, steve and jeff. [applause] announcer: resident barack obama will meet today with the cuban leader raul castro in panama and the summit of the americas. the two exchanged handshakes and greetings last night amid growing speculation that obama is ready to remove kuiper from the u.s. a list of state sponsors of terrorism. not since the height of the cold war have the presidents of the...
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speechwriters for president clinton, obama, george w. bush, and michelle obama discuss their work and stories from behind the scenes at the white house. this event was hosted by the university of chicago institute of politics.
speechwriters for president clinton, obama, george w. bush, and michelle obama discuss their work and stories from behind the scenes at the white house. this event was hosted by the university of chicago institute of politics.
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moms are being forced to ork part-time trying to feed their kids on 29 hours a week because of obama care. strugglingg families it provide for their children are getting skyrocketing health because of emiums obama care. and people all over this country ight now are getting notifications in the mail that their health insurance is being obama care.ause of we measure of just how far collectively have elevated those saw ents, how many of you the season premiere of "saturday night live" there year? skit year? the opening skit year? i year?ning skit the opening skits year? thr ening skit was a three-minute skit on what a disaster obama care is. kathleen assemble billous went stewart's comedy show. he ripped her apart. asked her the griffiven an exemption to big business for a year. a liberal comedian on television making that argument. it to a wholeking bunch of viewers who would to ty much never listen republican politicians talking to them. that is a sign of what we elevating the debate. secondly, what else did we do? the grass roots. the course of just a few weeks 2.1 million americans
moms are being forced to ork part-time trying to feed their kids on 29 hours a week because of obama care. strugglingg families it provide for their children are getting skyrocketing health because of emiums obama care. and people all over this country ight now are getting notifications in the mail that their health insurance is being obama care.ause of we measure of just how far collectively have elevated those saw ents, how many of you the season premiere of "saturday night live"...
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action from two weeks ago. was billed as the biggest action ever on north korea, which is true if you go by numbers, but from a sleeping standpoint, probably not exactly accurate. that doesn't matter. it was a significant action. one of the things it showed is that it is the action that drives a knife deeper into someone's side. you had an action going after the shipping networks the north uses. there has been a big focus on shipping because that is what facilitates the energy to karen. that drives their nuclear program. it was a technical and competent action. the administration is to be applauded for that. one of the things that i have noticed, more from the treasury but because i'm familiar, the senior officials are letting the professionals people like david and andrea, they have given them the running room to do the job and do it right. that is encouraging. said, i think there are some cracks that have shown a little bit in the implementation and, to be frank i don't talk it -- i a lack of expertise think
action from two weeks ago. was billed as the biggest action ever on north korea, which is true if you go by numbers, but from a sleeping standpoint, probably not exactly accurate. that doesn't matter. it was a significant action. one of the things it showed is that it is the action that drives a knife deeper into someone's side. you had an action going after the shipping networks the north uses. there has been a big focus on shipping because that is what facilitates the energy to karen. that...
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we will show you the eulogies which included former presidents clinton and obama. [background sounds] >> i knew this day would come kweise mfume: i knew this day would come but i never thought it would be so soon. my dad and i had a special bond -- one that spanned the 37 years and the 37 years of his life of public service. our connection was and remains one of heart, and spirit and
we will show you the eulogies which included former presidents clinton and obama. [background sounds] >> i knew this day would come kweise mfume: i knew this day would come but i never thought it would be so soon. my dad and i had a special bond -- one that spanned the 37 years and the 37 years of his life of public service. our connection was and remains one of heart, and spirit and
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. >> two weeks ago company or times lead terrorism reporter suggested that the obama administration downplayed intelligence of the threat from al qaeda. do you think she's right? >> that certainly wasn't true when i was there. what happened after i left, who knows. when i was there and we presented evidence about the threat from al qaeda and the ability to go after those targets the president supported that effort and supported our operation. >> secretary panetta mentioned africa. we are obviously doing things on the intelligence side. can you talk about the threat in africa broadly and what you are seeing from different groups? >> there is a history of terrorism there. it would have been under secretary panetta's time as well. we can't say enough good things about the work is later shifted to decapitated al qaeda leadership. it was remarkable. many of those officers still work for me today and america is benefiting from their good work in africa is the same way. it is a constant challenge. it is changing because as the caliphate has been largely defeated there is great risk that isis and othe
. >> two weeks ago company or times lead terrorism reporter suggested that the obama administration downplayed intelligence of the threat from al qaeda. do you think she's right? >> that certainly wasn't true when i was there. what happened after i left, who knows. when i was there and we presented evidence about the threat from al qaeda and the ability to go after those targets the president supported that effort and supported our operation. >> secretary panetta mentioned...
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a preview of the week of had before the recess. detroit fouling for bankruptcy. how the decision will impact the city. tim rubin, a senior fellow is our guest. the brookings institution joins us to talk about obama administration plan to step up support for syria and military assistance. washington journal errors -- airs live every morning. >> the father of trayvon martin speaks to members of congress about his sons the death and the challenges facing young black men. former president jimmy carter talks about th
a preview of the week of had before the recess. detroit fouling for bankruptcy. how the decision will impact the city. tim rubin, a senior fellow is our guest. the brookings institution joins us to talk about obama administration plan to step up support for syria and military assistance. washington journal errors -- airs live every morning. >> the father of trayvon martin speaks to members of congress about his sons the death and the challenges facing young black men. former president...
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. >> israeli prime minister injamin netanyahu i was washington this week for meeting with president obama. they are to discuss security issues in the middle east. they spoke to reporters before this private meeting. president obama: it is very good to welcome prime minister netanyahu to the oval office. there is no foreign leader who i've met with more frequently and i think that is a testimony to the extraordinary bond between the united states and israel. i want toet started, say a brief word about the jordanian attack that we discovered earlier in the fact in military dressed uniform carried out an attack at a training facility where it there may have been two or three u.s. citizens killed and another individual injured. a full investigation is taking place. seriously andery we will be working closely with the jordanians to determine exactly what happened, but at this stage, i want to just let everyone know that this is something we are paying close and at the point where the families have been notified and our deepest condolences will be going up to them. i also want to extend my cond
. >> israeli prime minister injamin netanyahu i was washington this week for meeting with president obama. they are to discuss security issues in the middle east. they spoke to reporters before this private meeting. president obama: it is very good to welcome prime minister netanyahu to the oval office. there is no foreign leader who i've met with more frequently and i think that is a testimony to the extraordinary bond between the united states and israel. i want toet started, say a...
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tuesday, week, before the election, president obama calls me in the morning and says -- he asks me how things are, i give him a briefing of where we are. he says, "chris, i know this may be difficult for you, but i want to come tomorrow." where. "you tell me i'll meet you." it never crossed my mind -- and i mean this -- under the politics. i understood it was a week before the election, but he is the president of the united states and my state for just a for the second worst natural disaster in american history, so you don't -- we lost 365,000 homes in 24 hours. you don't play politics at that moment. the president showed up the next way. ,e gets off of air force one and we do what normal, civilized human beings in the united states do. we shook hands, and the president took his left hand and put it on my shoulder. [laughter] mr. christie: just laid his hand while we were shaking hands. mr. axelrod: and you chose not to back it away? mr. christie: no. even a guy from new jersey is not going to do that. what people have never asked is what was happening at that moment. because it had no
tuesday, week, before the election, president obama calls me in the morning and says -- he asks me how things are, i give him a briefing of where we are. he says, "chris, i know this may be difficult for you, but i want to come tomorrow." where. "you tell me i'll meet you." it never crossed my mind -- and i mean this -- under the politics. i understood it was a week before the election, but he is the president of the united states and my state for just a for the second worst...
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obama care. now, if you read "new york times" -- well, that is your first problem. but if you read "new york times" they will tell you this battle accomplished nothing. let me tell you, i think collectively we accomplished a reat deal. one of the things we accomplished in the fight over obama care is we elevated the national debate over what a disaster, what a train wreck, how much obama care is hurting millions of americans all across this country. this bill is called the protection protection and affordable care act but it doesn't provide protection, it is not affordable, and it is enying care to millions. the one word in the title is true is patient because if you log on to the website you have to be very patient. but collectively, millions of americans have made the case that obama care isn't working, that it is the number one job care in this country and is causing millions of americans to lose their jobs. young people coming out of school are not finding jobs because of obama care. single m
obama care. now, if you read "new york times" -- well, that is your first problem. but if you read "new york times" they will tell you this battle accomplished nothing. let me tell you, i think collectively we accomplished a reat deal. one of the things we accomplished in the fight over obama care is we elevated the national debate over what a disaster, what a train wreck, how much obama care is hurting millions of americans all across this country. this bill is called the...
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his point was now is not the weeks fore next two this vote. and i think he is right. we are at a particular sensitive time. the goal has been in the obama and trump administration to be clear we are working with the iraqi government. i think we have to continue in that vein for a little while. look, similar response, though, in terms of what so-called is peace going to be rooted in? that is in local control in these areas isis has been pushed out of. one of the reasons the syria problem has been so hard that and unlike in iraq, we have a partner in iraq steadily growing more and more capable in the form of the iraqi security forces. no such partner exists or existed in syria for a good, long time in this campaign, and we have gone through many iterations of trying to support and build up a partner force, as has been written about. we are having success with syrian defense forces, and a him group of both arab and syrian kurdish forces. the challenge is going to be getting, and it has to be arab forces that control those places where isis has been pushed out. that is a
his point was now is not the weeks fore next two this vote. and i think he is right. we are at a particular sensitive time. the goal has been in the obama and trump administration to be clear we are working with the iraqi government. i think we have to continue in that vein for a little while. look, similar response, though, in terms of what so-called is peace going to be rooted in? that is in local control in these areas isis has been pushed out of. one of the reasons the syria problem has...
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, our film on barack obama, premiering at the republican convention. next week it will premiere at the democrat convention, and we're really excited to roll it out around the country over the next couple of months. host: if you'd like to talk with david bossie, here are the numbers to call: >> matt bye wrote in the "new york times" last month a piece asking how much has citizens united changed the political game, and here are things he wrote. what citizens united intensifies by no means created is a world in which a big part of the money in a presidential campaign is spent by political entrepreneurs and strategists who are unanswerable to any institution. does that concern you at all? guest: it's always been like that. i mean, i think his point is we didn't create that, not at all, as a matter of fact. you know, i enjoy the discourse. i enjoy -- i don't like the negativity that a lot of campaigns get into, but i enjoy the public policy debates. i think when you disagree with speech, the answer in our -- and our founding fathers agreed with this, more s
, our film on barack obama, premiering at the republican convention. next week it will premiere at the democrat convention, and we're really excited to roll it out around the country over the next couple of months. host: if you'd like to talk with david bossie, here are the numbers to call: >> matt bye wrote in the "new york times" last month a piece asking how much has citizens united changed the political game, and here are things he wrote. what citizens united intensifies by...
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it is the policy of the united states, when this body passed, when president obama signed into law the north korea policy sanctions enhancement act, it lays out under u.s. law when sanctions against north korea can be terminated. section 402, termination of sanctions and other measures. any sanction or other measure required may only be lifted when the president determines and certifies that the government of north korea has met the requirements set forth of complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization. it goes on and on. we have already put into law what we expect of north korea and that sanctions and maximum cannot be lifted until these sanctions under u.s. law have been met. is it your opinion that this decision by kim jong-un is a result of a weak leader who lacks the internal support to go forward with a meeting or was this poor negotiating strategies by kim jong-un? secretary pompeo: i don't think it is the former. i do not think he is a weak leader. he has demonstrated an enormous capacity to lead his team. i don't think that is it. i don't want to speculate as to why the
it is the policy of the united states, when this body passed, when president obama signed into law the north korea policy sanctions enhancement act, it lays out under u.s. law when sanctions against north korea can be terminated. section 402, termination of sanctions and other measures. any sanction or other measure required may only be lifted when the president determines and certifies that the government of north korea has met the requirements set forth of complete, verifiable, irreversible...